Content (From the Mind Session Page)

Why is contentment so important, and what is the definition of “contentment” in this context?

Why does the desire for material wealth end up ensnaring many believers?

What do you think the writer means in saying that people have “stabbed themselves with many pains?”

What are the things that are more important than material wealth, according to this passage, and why?

In what ways does his brief “song” of praise to God in verses 13-16 reflect the points the writer is trying to make about our relationship to God and to material things?

While this passage does not condemn wealth, as such, it does give instruction to those who are materially wealthy. What light does such instruction give to our understanding of the nature of contentment?

In what ways is this godly contentment a reflection of the life we might expect to live with God in eternity versus the life we lead now?

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